Cover for barrels and the like.



V. SlMOu'Cl.

COVER FQR BARRELS AND THE LIKE.,

APPLacATmN man :une 26. 1915.

33. Famed ma. m, 1915 Y y 'I y Q, Atorneys t fil 'vieron einem, Mississippi.

FR 'BAM'rtttELS AND THE LIKE.

License.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. fret,

Application filed. Kane 26, 1915s'. vSerial No. 36,463;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that vVieron Srnos'lcir, a citizen of the United tritate;l residing at Biloxi, in the county ol' lrlarrisen and titi te oill Mississippi, have inventa-fd a new and use ful Cover :lor Barrels and the like, ot which. the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a cover for harrels and like receptacles whereby ohiection-v able handling of nierchandise on display in stores can be elin'iinated to a considerable extent and the contents of the barrels or other receptacles kept lree Jfrom .tlies or other insects.

A, further object is to provide a cover which can be applied. readily to a barrel or the like and which affords ample ventill t iVith the foregoing and other objects in 'View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the comn hination and arrangement olf parts and in the details of construction hereinafter de scribed and claimed, it being nn stood that changes in the precise embodiment et' the inn vention herein disclosed, can he made within the scope of what. is claimed, without de,f iartw ing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has heen shown.

In said drawings :---l `ignrc;i l is a .side ele vation of the cover in position apen a barrel a portion of which is shown. Fig. a plan View of the cover in position. Fig. is a section on line Av 3S Fi Referring to the figures hy characters of reference l designates a lixed segn'iental cover section having a depending tiange 2 adapted to extend partly around the ripper end of a barrel, there being downwardly cx.- tending wings 3 at the ends et the tiange. rlhese wings are adaptcd'to receive screws d or the like which, when forced into the barrel X serve to hold the section l tixedly across the open top ol the barrel. lt will be noted that the fastening elements disposed some distance below the lower end of the llange 2 and lwyond thc viatical pane occupied by the straight advent the section l with the result that the said se ,tion i and its flange 2 can thas be held tightly npon the end of the barrel without danger 'et swinging upwardly relative thereto.

Hinges 5 are secured to the section l and serve toconnect to it a larger segmental seotion G provided with a depending lange i. The ends of this Klang: are adapted to hear are against the ends of the flange E when the cover section G is in closed position. its shown in the drawings, the edge portions of the langes i? and 3 may be reinforced by heads 8 extending longitudinally7 thereof. tfartherniore the space between the straight edges of the sections and 6 can 'oe sealed hy means ot' a strip 9 of any suitable dcxible material such as canvas. Secured upon the section is a block 10 extending close to the straight edge of said section and this block is so shaped that, when section C is raised to full open position, the said block will. enn age the top of section l and support sec 'tion (i in open position. A handle ll is pret erahly secured to the section G whereby the saine can he readily raised. and lowered. @penings l2 are provided in the section at opposite sides of the block 10 and se cared across each of the openings is a screen fabric 13. i

It will be understood that the device herein described can he applied readily to a barrel after the barrel head has been removed and while the section 6 is closed, insects are prevented from reaching the contents of the barrel although the inte 'ior of the barrel remains well ventilated. To reach the contents of the barrel vit merely necessary to swing the section 6 to its raised position with block lO bearing against the section l.

After the barrel has been emptied, the cover can loe detached and placed on another barrel. y

It is to be understood of course that the device herein described can he made ot wood, metal, o anyother desired material.

What is claimed is l.. fr cover for barrels and the like, ian clnding a segmental. coversection, a ftange dependingr tl'iere'troin, earsv extending downwardly and forwardly beyond the ends of the llange, `fastening means engaging.; the ears, a. scgn'lcntal section hingedlv connected to the straight edge portion oli the other mental section, a depending flange upon the curved edge portion of the hinged section, a handle on said section, and a stop block upstanding from said section.

2. A cover :t'or barrels and the like, in-

cliuling a segmental cover section.v a flange depending therefrom, ears extending'downwardly and `lorvardly beyond the ends or the llangc, fastening means engaging the' ears, a segmental section hingedly connected to the straight edge portion ol: the other segmental section, @depending Hnge upon In testimony that I claim the foregoing as the curved edge portion of the hinged secmy own, I have hereto niixed my signature tion, a handle 0n saldv section, und a stop in the presence of two Witnesses.

-block upsfanding from said section, there VICTOR SIMONICH. 5 being an opening within the hinged section Witnesses:

end a screen fabric extending over the open- VALfrEn T. BOLTON,

lng. CMAS. REDDING. 

